Author: Working for Our Father

By Christine Ziegler Now instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. ( 2 Corinthians 2:7) I work for a Christian company, a distributor of religious education materials. Several years ago, when I was a young programmer, I made a mistake that virtually shut our company down […]

By Bill Dalgetty In Jesus’ last dialogue with his disciples, he says, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.” (John 14:27) Yet ongoing peace is difficult for us to attain on both an individual and collective basis. On a collective basis, if you add the Cold War to the shooting wars beginning […]

By Tim Rowland Recently a new CIC member was asking how, in a practical way, to live out our mission. (“To encourage and equip Christians to be God’s presence in the workplace by the power of the Holy Spirit, exercising faith, integrity and excellence.”) He confessed to feeling ill-equipped and overwhelmed by the thought. I […]

Early on April 27, 2018, John Mooney passed to his glory. He, along with Louis Grams and Bud Rose, were the founders of Christians in Commerce. Louis Grams shares his memories of John and the origins of Christians in Commerce. By Louis Grams In the late seventies, I met John at a business conference at […]

By Rich Preuss “I never told you he stole the bike.” Such a simple sentence has so many potential meanings. Read it over and over but put the emphasis on a different word each time. Now think of all the emails, texts, and tweets that you receive in a day. In our fast-paced work environment, […]

By Art Klaum “Who do you work for?” In social or networking situations, this is not an uncommon conversation starter. A follow-up question may be, “What industry or market segment do you serve?” How would you answer these questions? I think many people who read this article may get stuck searching for an immediate answer. […]

In the past few months, many business leaders, journalists, politicians, actors, and others have been called to task for workplace sexual harassment. Throughout my 20 years of providing harassment prevention training to businesses, I saw the pain and suffering harassment brings to its victims (and to those falsely accused), to the business, and even to […]

Although ships are large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder… Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts.” (James 3: 4-5) As Christians, we are called to speak in ways that honor the Lord. As Christians in the workplace, we can […]

Shortly after moving our young family to Tampa, I realized I had just exchanged one big law practice for another. Each big law firm has its own issues. This one was making it very challenging to be present to our large, growing family. As a result, my wife and I agreed I should start my […]

One busy Friday afternoon, a former employee stopped in to visit. She had previously abandoned our firm during a busy week, leaving the burden of her responsibilities to me and the rest of the employees. There were hard feelings. The time invested in training her had gone to waste. I felt annoyed and betrayed as […]